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Belle

Original title: Ryû to sobakasu no hime
  • 20212021
  • PGPG
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7.5K
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Ryû to sobakasu no hime (2021)
Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters "U," a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature. Together, they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love, in their quest to become who they truly are.
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Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online p... Read allSuzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
842
222
  • Director
    • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Writer
    • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Stars
    • Kaho Nakamura(voice)
    • Ryô Narita(voice)
    • Shôta Sometani(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Writer
    • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Stars
    • Kaho Nakamura(voice)
    • Ryô Narita(voice)
    • Shôta Sometani(voice)
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    • 128User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 22 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Kaho Nakamura
    • Suzuas Suzu
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ryô Narita
    Ryô Narita
    • Shinobu Hisatakeas Shinobu Hisatake
    • (voice)
    Shôta Sometani
    Shôta Sometani
    • Shinjiro Chikamias Shinjiro Chikami
    • (voice)
    Tina Tamashiro
    Tina Tamashiro
    • Ruka Watanabeas Ruka Watanabe
    • (voice)
    Lilas Ikuta
    • Hiroka Betsuyakuas Hiroka Betsuyaku
    • (voice)
    • (as Rira Ikuta)
    Ryôko Moriyama
    • Yoshitanias Yoshitani
    • (voice)
    Michiko Shimizu
    • Kitaas Kita
    • (voice)
    Fuyumi Sakamoto
    • Okumotoas Okumoto
    • (voice)
    Yoshimi Iwasaki
    • Nakaias Nakai
    • (voice)
    Sachiyo Nakao
    • Hatanakaas Hatanaka
    • (voice)
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Justianas Justian
    • (voice)
    Mamoru Miyano
    Mamoru Miyano
    • Muitaro Hitokawaas Muitaro Hitokawa
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sumi Shimamoto
    Sumi Shimamoto
    • Suzu's Motheras Suzu's Mother
    • (voice)
    Kôji Yakusho
    Kôji Yakusho
    • Suzu's fatheras Suzu's father
    • (voice)
    Ken Ishiguro
    Ken Ishiguro
    • Kei's Fatheras Kei's Father
    • (voice)
    Ermhoi
    • Peggy Sueas Peggy Sue
    • (voice)
    • (as ermhoi)
    Hana
    • Tomoas Tomo
    • (voice)
    • (as HANA)
    • …
    Takeru Satoh
    Takeru Satoh
    • Ryuas Ryu
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Mamoru Hosoda
    • Writer
      • Mamoru Hosoda
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    Storyline

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    Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious "beast" and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.
    • singing
    • social media
    • virtual world
    • mythical creature in title
    • girl
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    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Music
      • Musical
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for thematic content, violence, language and brief suggestive material
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Mamoru Hosoda and Jin Kim both had an admiration for each other's work. While Hosoda was attending the Oscar's ceremony for his film, Mirai no Mirai (2018) the two were able to meet for the first time. It was there the two said they would work together on a future project, which eventually became Belle.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Talkin' Trailers (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      U
      Performed by Millennium Parade (as millennium parade) & Kaho Nakamura (as Belle)

      Music and Lyrics by Daiki Tsuneta

    User reviews128

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Coming of Age can be tough in the real world and in the virtual one
    Let's get it right from the start. This movie does have faults - the plot does lose its relation to common sense some times (at least once, but in a very key moment) and it does sink a few times in to very shallow cliché such as the basic premise of the virtual world which makes this story move - translating our inner qualities into a singular personal avatar that really represent who we are. But once again I find myself watching a movie, realizing it has faults and feeling these faults don't matter one bit. I rated it 8 stars but it felt much more like 9. Because Mamoru Hosoda understands the human soul like very few do. I've seen already one of his earlier films - Mirai No Mirai where the very same deep understanding is demonstrated, I rated it 9 but I must admit this movie was much more moving than Mirai. Because the earlier movie is much more analytical and easy to relate to intellectually, while this one works on a pure emotional level. I'm rarely moved by an animated film like I was while watching it, because the characters were real - it has a lot to do with the superb Japanese voice acting, I'm not sure it'll work so well when dubbed but in Japanese it was raw and real and spoke of real issues of grief as a formative experience and about learning to stand for your beliefs against overwhelming odds and about how the smallest support from one's friends can mean the world and work wonders.

    One more point that wasn't made by the previous reviewers - it's called Belle (in English) because it's using the French La Belle et la Bete as a major point of reference. It's not Beauty and the Beast in a straight forward manner but the idea of Beauty's love as a releasing power is at the core of the movie. See it and you'll see what I mean, because I won't be adding on that issue.
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    • Aug 31, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess
    • Production companies
      • Studio Chizu
      • BookWalker
      • Dentsu
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    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,018,313
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,565,658
      • Jan 16, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $63,933,164
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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